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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Advantages:
* They are not required to create a new object each time they are invoked.
* They can return an object of any subtype of their return type.
* The class of the returned object can vary from call to call as a function of the input parameters.
* The class of the returned object need to exist when the class containing the method is written.
* The class of the returned object need not to exist when the class containing the method is written.

Disadvantages:
* Classes that provide only static factory methods without public or protected constructors cannot be subclassed. This is preferable when using composition instead of inheritance.
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